With all the concern over global warming, you may be wondering how
you can make a difference, especially if you are not involved in some
major corporation or initiative that could impact a whole nation.
Interestingly, recycling may be on top of your mind, as even a little
will go a long way, not just in helping the environment but also in
terms of reducing expenses for you and your family. So how do you go
about recycling if you have never endeavoured to do it?
The following tips should help you get started:
1. Start small – Although it is easier to believe you are making a
difference when the change is big, every effort will definitely count.
The beauty of starting small is that it is better than no start at all,
and it is much easier to do than starting off with something so major it
is already unrealistic enough to discourage you. It also means that you
can start simply with the things you yourself use on a daily basis,
without putting pressure on yourself to influence other people.
2. Before you recycle, learn how to reduce and reuse. There is a reason why the RRR line for environmental-friendliness first goes, reduce, reuse, then recycle. While recycling seems to receive all the accolades in terms of helping the environment, it is actually more of a last-recourse deal for things that you could no longer reduce and reuse. In short, it is more of a solution for things that could have been prevented. When less waste is produced due to a reduced consumption and active reuse of items, recycling will actually prove to be unnecessary. As such, before you pressure yourself to recycle, it would be best if you learned to reduce your consumption as well as learned to reuse certain things. Reusing includes using plastic bags again, or reusing soda cans to plant seedlings, or reusing plastic water gallons for many other purposes.
3. Know what may be recycled. Reusing an item is not the same as recycling: recycling requires processes to recreate the original material. As such you will need to know what types of items may be recycled, as well as to where you can send them for recycling. For example, the aluminium in most soda cans may be recycled an infinite number of times, but not all plastic may be recycled. Learning to read the symbols on the packaging of products will teach you to differentiate: for example, a recycling symbol with the number 1 refers to polyethylene or PET bottles, while the number 2 to 4 will refer to other types of plastics.
4. Buy recycled items. Recycling involves the movement of materials through the system in order to eliminate waste and reduce the need for procuring more materials straight from the environment. When you buy recycled items, you wind up feeding the cycle by being part of the users for recycled items.
2. Before you recycle, learn how to reduce and reuse. There is a reason why the RRR line for environmental-friendliness first goes, reduce, reuse, then recycle. While recycling seems to receive all the accolades in terms of helping the environment, it is actually more of a last-recourse deal for things that you could no longer reduce and reuse. In short, it is more of a solution for things that could have been prevented. When less waste is produced due to a reduced consumption and active reuse of items, recycling will actually prove to be unnecessary. As such, before you pressure yourself to recycle, it would be best if you learned to reduce your consumption as well as learned to reuse certain things. Reusing includes using plastic bags again, or reusing soda cans to plant seedlings, or reusing plastic water gallons for many other purposes.
3. Know what may be recycled. Reusing an item is not the same as recycling: recycling requires processes to recreate the original material. As such you will need to know what types of items may be recycled, as well as to where you can send them for recycling. For example, the aluminium in most soda cans may be recycled an infinite number of times, but not all plastic may be recycled. Learning to read the symbols on the packaging of products will teach you to differentiate: for example, a recycling symbol with the number 1 refers to polyethylene or PET bottles, while the number 2 to 4 will refer to other types of plastics.
4. Buy recycled items. Recycling involves the movement of materials through the system in order to eliminate waste and reduce the need for procuring more materials straight from the environment. When you buy recycled items, you wind up feeding the cycle by being part of the users for recycled items.
When you do these things, you will find that recycling is not really a
complicated process but a simple thing that you can do on a daily
basis.
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